About Patricia
Writing for children is the hardest thing I’ve ever done—the field is intensely competitive. But I write because I can’t imagine not writing. I write for myself and for the kids who read my work. I write for the joy of seeing a kid sitting in the front row at a school visit, hand stretched high to answer my questions. I write for the kid who tells me he already owns Jingle the Brass and has... More
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| 7/15/2015 | Are PlantBottles "better" plastic? #scichat #STEM #eco #plasticpollution (0 Comments )
 Usually I buy orange juice in cardboard cartons to avoid plastic bottles, but one day my grocery store didn't have any more cartons, so I turned to the plastic bottles in the refrigerator. One brand bottled its juice in a plastic PlantBottle, and it... Read the rest of this post |
| 7/1/2015 | Marine Debris Removal 101 #plasticpollution #eco #scichat (0 Comments )
 BY GUEST STUDENT BLOGGER, MOLLY VINCENT Watch the trailerReaders of Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch often ask why someone doesn’t try to clean up the ocean. Unfortunately it’s not as easy as it sounds, as... Read the rest of this post |
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| Patricia's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 from Patricia's published works Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem (Library Binding) Author: Patricia Newman Publisher: Millbrook Pr (T) |
N/A |
01/2017 Add | |||
| 215 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Ebola: Fears and Facts (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8) (Library Binding) Author: Patricia Newman Publisher: Millbrook Pr (T) |
N/A |
08/01/2015 Add | |||
| 12 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Nugget on the Flight Deck (Hardcover) Author: Aaron Zenz, Patricia Newman Illustrator: Aaron Zenz Publisher: Walker & Company |
Ages 4-8 |
09/29/2009 Add | |||
| 17 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Jingle the Brass (Hardcover) Author: Patricia Newman Illustrator: Michael Chesworth Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
09/10/2004 Add | |||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
| Books Recently Added to Patricia's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 5 from Patricia's bookshelf, View all 5 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox (Hardcover) Author: Erin Dealey Illustrator: Hanako Wakiyama Publisher: Atheneum |
Ages 4-8 |
3/30/2009 Add | |||
| Patricia said: Erin's rhyme is superb. A fun read for everyone who's ever had those pesky i tchy spots! tags: I read | |||||
| 111 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Dead Girl Dancing (Paperback) Author: Linda Joy Singleton Publisher: Flux |
Young Adults |
3/30/2009 Add | |||
| Patricia said: Linda Singleton is a gifted storyteller. The plot clips along and keeps us at the edge of our seat. tags: I read | |||||
| 70 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Superbugs Strike Back: When Antibiotics Fail (Discovery!) (Library Binding) Author: Connie Goldsmith Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT) |
Ages 9-12 |
3/30/2009 Add | |||
| Patricia said: An excellent look at what happens when antiobiotics faill by a master nonfiction author! tags: I read | |||||
| 4 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Nugget on the Flight Deck (Hardcover) Author: Aaron Zenz, Patricia Newman Illustrator: Aaron Zenz Publisher: Walker & Company |
Ages 4-8 |
3/30/2009 Add | |||
| Patricia said: Climb aboard the bird with Lt. “Gutts” Guttman and his pal, Nugget, as they catapult off an aircraft carrier they call Mother. Pull a few Gs and test out your flight skills in a practice dogfight ...more tags: I wrote | |||||
| 17 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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